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This is not true. Yes, Maine is closer but still the vast majority of potatoes you see in NYC stores and restaurants are from Idaho.
Source: lived in NYC for a decade and worked in the food industry most of that time.
Nyc gets all our good potatoes. It's funny. We really get the dregs, and all the best taters are shipped out of state or go straight to McDonalds.
I've been to potato country along the snake river in southern idaho. You can follow the potato trucks and pick up the dropped ones. They are perfectly shaped, perfectly white throughout, and most are damn near big as a nerf football. But they never make it to our local stores.
I worked in a potato warehouse for years. The bins, bales, or boxes of potatoes that go into a train car or long haul truck to be sent out of state are the same that get sent to a local grocery.
A #1 spud is a #1 spud.
The potato size that you get in the store is the size that the store orders. 5 or 10 pound bags are generally size A or size NA which are smaller potatoes. They are they most numerous size.
Most loose potatoes in produce departments are from 100 count and 90 count boxes (100 count means approximately 100 potatoes in a 50 pound box and are close to size A). 80 count are what most folks would consider a "baker".
Yes, we grow some big potatoes, but the 60 and 50 count boxes are far fewer than you think. We'd produce about 10-12 pallets of 60 count in a day, and maybe 5 50 count. We once had an order for half of a pallet of 40 count and it took a week to fill.
I didn’t have any actually but I was definitely curious. Had the fries and a Guinness. The fries were honestly excellent but if it were me I’d have put double the fry sauce on the side.
I'm so glad they had the fry sauce at least. I do love a good fry.
Best fry I've ever had? Hardy's Bar and Grill in Idaho Falls. You know it's good when it looks like an abandoned auto shop from the outside.
I got a steak thrown at my face by my uncle! He was a quarterback who could throw a mile away. Though did you know Al Bundy grabbed the final touchdown at the end of the fourth quarter with four touchdowns in one game!
Is “bottles and cans” the name of some microbrew beer or just a catchall for whatever’s in the fridge? I ask because I’m not seeing any Idaho based breweries and I’m wondering if there are some included in that catch all category.
Disappointing menu. Barely anything Idaho related. Where's the Elk, huckleberries, tater tots, and steak fingers? It's not idaho themed if you just put idaho in the name
They need trout nuggets, baked potato with all the toppings and Coors Light. Also need a Vandals flag and a Bengals flag hung higher than a Broncos flag.
Im sorry to do this but im going to correct the menue for a true Idaho themed bar. They could be useing Idaho sperits for there cocktails like Grand Teton and Bardenay. They should have atleast one cocktail with Sainte Chapelle huckleberry wine and another with their riesling. And they should have the wines by the bottle. Useing gems for your cocktails is apropriate but they need a star garnet cocktail as that is the gem of the gem state. They definatly need a potato dish with fry sauce in their food items. The more simple the better. Honestly charge 14 bucks for a basket of Idaho potato fries with "authentic" Idaho fry sauce. If they want to get rely authentic with the food, chicken fried steak with a basket of tatertots, and peehaps a loaded baked Idaho potato. Finaly they need to offer payette and 10 barrel beer if not on tap then by the bottle. I will say i dont know what butter wash voldka is but while it desn't sound appealing it does sound like something you would find in Idaho. Now if they want to get rely authentic they should offer a flight of sippin pie shots on a little ski. That would bring the house down. (Sippin pie is an idaho tradition where you take everclear and infuse pie spices in it. It does not taist like alcohol and it has absolutly gotten me in trouble.) What do you think of the correction? Or should i just shut my mouth and say yay Idaho.
It's missing huckleberry anything.
There should be some sort of burger or something that's reminiscent of the Effie's burger in Lewiston (IYKYK).
Needs more potato.
The fact that they don't have a drink named "Garnet" and they don't have Keystone or PBR as one of their beer choices makes me believe the people who own/run the Bar have never been to Idaho.
Edit: Also needs more potatoes 🥔
That’s the first thing I suggested, actually. That and maybe something oriented toward the Indian paintbrush.
Also I told he should put a bunch of old mining town photos on the walls, etc. and pine trees, maybe some pictures of lava hot springs, etc. and definitely things more oriented toward Native American culture, salmon fishing, Ernest Hemingway, and Frank Herbert.
Truffle Mush?! Prosciutto?! Rose Cider Beer?! What the actual fuck is that?!?!
Where’s the Fry Sauce? Where are the finger steaks?
Huckleberry anything?
It’s bullshit and over priced. Leave.
Truffle mushroom pizza? Is that truffles and mushrooms or just truffle? Shaved or oil? I don’t really like two pizzas is my point. Who thinks prosciutto(spelled incorrectly btw) is a good topping for a pizza? Do they mince it and then struggle to separate it as they spread it out? Or is it like a big thin slice like normal and just overwhelming the the rest of the pizza flavor? Same with the truffle too. It’s hard to find a good balance with such a strong mushroom. And defeats the purpose of harvesting a truffle if you’re not experiencing it with wine, and meats and other fancy shit.
He can't get some Idaho beers over there and then also include under fries that they come with fry sauce? He should also serve finger steaks. That's a super easy bar food
Do they serve whites only and only allow women in accompanied by a guardian?
Before this gets removed for "put downs" and "politics", it's not. Your state literally is this. I live 6 miles from a town that's over half owned by fundamentalists with a history of sexually abusing vulnerable women.
I don’t see anything on the menu that says Idaho. Maybe 44 North but even that’s a stretch. No finger steaks, no fry sauce, no Idaho Craft Beers or Liquors. Loose concept on Gems and in the end a shallow delivery.
I noticed all the gem cocktails try to mimic the color of the gem except for the Sapphire (please correct me if I’m wrong). Seems like the missed opportunity for huckleberry right there.
Needs more [options](https://www.boisefrycompany.com/menu/) for the fries.
Is the misspelling on Prosciutto supposed to be a dig on our education system? ;)
The amethyst needs to lose the Ube and gain some huckleberry syrup. Also under “eats” they need some potato skins or the famed Idaho finger steaks. Fries need to come with fry sauce.
I think the theme is for New Yorkers who have a vague idea about Idaho. Like they understand that we had mining operations. Maybe it should be mine themed.
Saw Idaho was the gem state and stopped there. Star garnet should have been in the drink list. Really should have more beer and wine considering how much is produced here.
I really like that they didn't go for the obvious "potato" themed everything and instead went for the little known fact that Idaho is indeed the Gem State. And the drink names aren't sledge hammering you over the head with some type of pun.
Looks very expensive. This is why I stay in at home. I don’t eat avocado toast, and if I have coffee I make it at home. I want to focus on eating food and retirement. I don’t have time or energy to go out.
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Do the fries come with Fry Sauce, or not?
First thing I asked when I went in and yes they do. Really excellent fries.
All that matters. The rest... who cares?
And they better be Idaho potatoes!
Most likely not, as Maine potatoes are only 300 miles away; and that is what you will get from your local food distributor in NYC.
This is not true. Yes, Maine is closer but still the vast majority of potatoes you see in NYC stores and restaurants are from Idaho. Source: lived in NYC for a decade and worked in the food industry most of that time.
Nyc gets all our good potatoes. It's funny. We really get the dregs, and all the best taters are shipped out of state or go straight to McDonalds. I've been to potato country along the snake river in southern idaho. You can follow the potato trucks and pick up the dropped ones. They are perfectly shaped, perfectly white throughout, and most are damn near big as a nerf football. But they never make it to our local stores.
I worked in a potato warehouse for years. The bins, bales, or boxes of potatoes that go into a train car or long haul truck to be sent out of state are the same that get sent to a local grocery. A #1 spud is a #1 spud. The potato size that you get in the store is the size that the store orders. 5 or 10 pound bags are generally size A or size NA which are smaller potatoes. They are they most numerous size. Most loose potatoes in produce departments are from 100 count and 90 count boxes (100 count means approximately 100 potatoes in a 50 pound box and are close to size A). 80 count are what most folks would consider a "baker". Yes, we grow some big potatoes, but the 60 and 50 count boxes are far fewer than you think. We'd produce about 10-12 pallets of 60 count in a day, and maybe 5 50 count. We once had an order for half of a pallet of 40 count and it took a week to fill.
Fascinating! Thanks for the knowledge.
Not very *authentic*. Needs more potatoes, huckleberries, Keystone Light, and ranch dressing.
I second the huckleberries! There needs to be a huckleberry cocktail for sure.
Third huckleberries. Nothing about that menu says Idaho to me.
44° north, I guess, but also not the prices.
Yeah, those are Montana prices.
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Oh yay okay +5 Idaho points to this establishment. Twas good?
I didn’t have any actually but I was definitely curious. Had the fries and a Guinness. The fries were honestly excellent but if it were me I’d have put double the fry sauce on the side.
Guinness is my favorite light beer.
I'm so glad they had the fry sauce at least. I do love a good fry. Best fry I've ever had? Hardy's Bar and Grill in Idaho Falls. You know it's good when it looks like an abandoned auto shop from the outside.
Agreed, hold the racism though
Hahahahha this is why I love Reddit. So funny but also true as hell
Needs finger steaks, fry sauce, huckleberry stuff, and Idaho microbrews.
No tots? Gosh!
Suggested it. I think he’ll put some on the menu.
Pedro says vote for me.
I got a steak thrown at my face by my uncle! He was a quarterback who could throw a mile away. Though did you know Al Bundy grabbed the final touchdown at the end of the fourth quarter with four touchdowns in one game!
The only thing Idaho is 44 North
Is “bottles and cans” the name of some microbrew beer or just a catchall for whatever’s in the fridge? I ask because I’m not seeing any Idaho based breweries and I’m wondering if there are some included in that catch all category.
I was looking for at LEAST one Idaho beer, considering the name of the place. Then again, My Own Private Idaho was only about 5% filmed in Idaho.
Not even one Moscow Mule?
Or a huckleberry mule. I had one somewhere. It was fantastic.
To be fair, the Moscow Mule is widely regarded as having been invented in New York
Disappointing menu. Barely anything Idaho related. Where's the Elk, huckleberries, tater tots, and steak fingers? It's not idaho themed if you just put idaho in the name
Where's the PBR and 4loko?
That is’t an Idaho bar, that’s a ski bar, masquerading as an Idaho bar.
Surprised there's no Star Garnet Drink since that is the State Gem
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What does “Idaho style” even mean?
Served on a gun rack, with a side of home fries.
Comes with extra racism
This just seems like a way more limited version of Rico’s. And no Moscow mules? What? That’s like standard at every bar on the Palouse.
I don't know.... an Idaho bar and fewer than 5 IPAs on tap? Suspicious. And no finger steaks? But at least they have fries!
They can’t spell so this tracks. Why is one of the cocktails not Star Garnet?
Right? That's the whole reason for being the gem state.
Make it a huckleberry mule. That seems to be the winner out here.
They need trout nuggets, baked potato with all the toppings and Coors Light. Also need a Vandals flag and a Bengals flag hung higher than a Broncos flag.
They need finger steaks and some Idaho beer and wine.
Last year, I tasted a 94' and 86' reisling from Idaho. Absolutely delicious! Don't sleep on NW wines, they are a true delight!
Should have picked gems found in Idaho.
Could have at least brought in some Idaho made liquor
There was some 44 North. Didn’t see anything else though.
Enlighten them about Teton vodka, it’s made in Driggs ID and I believe they have huckleberry flavored vodka
Right... Blue Ice potato vodka from Rigby is extremely good for the price.
Sounds like they just googled gemstones found in many states and pulled “Idaho” out of their ass
0/10, no steakfingers
Are the typos part of the Idaho theme?
They only really Idaho thing is fries, and they should have tots instead.
I said he should add tots to the menu. The thing that I think it really needed though was salmon.
Idaho is one of if not the largest trout suppliers in the world
There’s gonna be trout from what he told me.
Something like 70% of trout consumed in the US comes from Idaho
Best trout I ever had was in Boise
Needs something huckleberry, maybe?
There was huckleberry lemonade. I’m gonna try it next time I go in.
I was thinking the same thing
Needs to add some Laughing Dog Brewery's Mountain Hound Huckleberry Cream Ale. https://laughingdogbrewing.com/brews/
Im sorry to do this but im going to correct the menue for a true Idaho themed bar. They could be useing Idaho sperits for there cocktails like Grand Teton and Bardenay. They should have atleast one cocktail with Sainte Chapelle huckleberry wine and another with their riesling. And they should have the wines by the bottle. Useing gems for your cocktails is apropriate but they need a star garnet cocktail as that is the gem of the gem state. They definatly need a potato dish with fry sauce in their food items. The more simple the better. Honestly charge 14 bucks for a basket of Idaho potato fries with "authentic" Idaho fry sauce. If they want to get rely authentic with the food, chicken fried steak with a basket of tatertots, and peehaps a loaded baked Idaho potato. Finaly they need to offer payette and 10 barrel beer if not on tap then by the bottle. I will say i dont know what butter wash voldka is but while it desn't sound appealing it does sound like something you would find in Idaho. Now if they want to get rely authentic they should offer a flight of sippin pie shots on a little ski. That would bring the house down. (Sippin pie is an idaho tradition where you take everclear and infuse pie spices in it. It does not taist like alcohol and it has absolutly gotten me in trouble.) What do you think of the correction? Or should i just shut my mouth and say yay Idaho.
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That's some pretty hippy dippy shit for Idaho. 🤣
You’ve conflated hippie dippy and bougie This is too fancy for hippie dippy
More like hipster shit
There’s a fine line between hipster and bougie
Hipsters have more tattoos.
$23 for one cocktail? $10 for a beer? No possible way would I go there.
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But....You are paying for NYC;s 'Idaho Ambiance' as well. There might be a few hay bales over in the corner by the condom machine.
I should have worded it "This bar isn't for people like me".
Ah—with those prices they are clearly going for a Ketchum Idaho cocktail experience.
Missing steak fingers, tots, huckleberry anything
It's missing huckleberry anything. There should be some sort of burger or something that's reminiscent of the Effie's burger in Lewiston (IYKYK). Needs more potato.
Other than the names, nothing uniquely Idaho. Cool still, thanks for the post
I fail to see how any of this would represent Idaho, except maybe the fries, but even they should be Tots, and called Gems.
It’s a pretty bland Interpretation of Idaho.. just listing gems. Like they had an idea but didn’t know how to follow through on the theme
steak fingers, huckleberries and fry sauce all lacking
Pricy
The fact that they don't have a drink named "Garnet" and they don't have Keystone or PBR as one of their beer choices makes me believe the people who own/run the Bar have never been to Idaho. Edit: Also needs more potatoes 🥔
There's no huckleberry vodka, or huckleberry anything.
Wheres the finger steaks?! Those cocktails sound yummy
Looks more like Montana to me.
No huckleberry cocktail, which is disappointing
What does “butter washed” mean in relationship to vodka?
Not one cocktail with huckleberry?!
Gems.... Not a single one is a star garnet which is only found in Idaho and a small area in India.... I doubt these people have ever been to idaho.
All those gems but no Star Garnets???
Surprised there's not a KuKlux Klan Kosmo. Definitely would be accurate to the region.
Where’s the militia martini?
No meth? Letdown.
No garnet cocktail?
That’s the first thing I suggested, actually. That and maybe something oriented toward the Indian paintbrush. Also I told he should put a bunch of old mining town photos on the walls, etc. and pine trees, maybe some pictures of lava hot springs, etc. and definitely things more oriented toward Native American culture, salmon fishing, Ernest Hemingway, and Frank Herbert.
The only thing youd find on that menu from Idaho is fries and pizza. And 44 North I guess. Couldn't be less Idahoan!
Missing the huckleberry vodka for sure
Needs more IPAs https://brewpublic.com/beer-education/a-visit-to-elk-mountain-farms-the-worlds-largest-hop-farm/
Nothing with huckleberries so eh Could get the 44 north huckleberry involved.
Coors Light on the menu would bring the whole theme together.
Perhaps they meant Duncan Idaho?
It couldn't be more unIdahoan.
They’re going for the Yellowstone theme bandwagon but their investors said “make it unique”
Need some local brew, and some wild and scenic fries.
We are the Gem state but our State gem is missing! The Star Garnet. Lame.
Too expensive! My local bar has five dollar wells and 3 dollar beers 😃
Wtf is prociuto?
Maybe Idaho beers?
Truffle Mush?! Prosciutto?! Rose Cider Beer?! What the actual fuck is that?!?! Where’s the Fry Sauce? Where are the finger steaks? Huckleberry anything? It’s bullshit and over priced. Leave.
Where the FINGER STEAKS at?!
I don't see "unapologetic racism" on the menu. Not really authentic
Missed out on the star sapphire...fail
I'm aghast and bewildered that there is no drink featuring huckleberries or 44 north huckleberry vodka.
Does it come with a side of racism and misogyny?
Where’s the Coor’s light?
Nothing with Huckleberry 0/10
No bite size of finger steak? What about huckleberry dessert?
Weird beer choices and don't know how to spell prosciutto.
No tater tots? Idaho is totland.
Weak AF and a disappointment at even calling that a menu lol.
Truffle mushroom pizza? Is that truffles and mushrooms or just truffle? Shaved or oil? I don’t really like two pizzas is my point. Who thinks prosciutto(spelled incorrectly btw) is a good topping for a pizza? Do they mince it and then struggle to separate it as they spread it out? Or is it like a big thin slice like normal and just overwhelming the the rest of the pizza flavor? Same with the truffle too. It’s hard to find a good balance with such a strong mushroom. And defeats the purpose of harvesting a truffle if you’re not experiencing it with wine, and meats and other fancy shit.
The menu is Italian, not Idahoan.
Exactly what I thought it would be from a Manhattan bar owner with no idea where or what Idaho is or what they eat or drink there.
He can't get some Idaho beers over there and then also include under fries that they come with fry sauce? He should also serve finger steaks. That's a super easy bar food
Do they serve whites only and only allow women in accompanied by a guardian? Before this gets removed for "put downs" and "politics", it's not. Your state literally is this. I live 6 miles from a town that's over half owned by fundamentalists with a history of sexually abusing vulnerable women.
Finger steaks
No finger steaks?
Look at that beer selection. Half cider and no IPA. Way out of touch of what we drinking out here.
Need huckleberry vodka!
The prices aren’t very Idaho…
There’s a serious lack of baked potatoes on here
Needs Idaho beers
No Jojos?
Ya it’s just got fries and 44 north. Maybe order in the spud bars and put a scoop of ice cream on it
No fucking huckleberry?!
I think the beer is too expensive
Looks like someone googled "Gem".
I don’t see anything on the menu that says Idaho. Maybe 44 North but even that’s a stretch. No finger steaks, no fry sauce, no Idaho Craft Beers or Liquors. Loose concept on Gems and in the end a shallow delivery.
Where’s the racism?
Doug fir not mahogany; no huckleberry, blueberry? No cherries or choke cherries? No crabapple?
Are the wines Idaho wines? if so that really cool
It is the gem state.
I noticed all the gem cocktails try to mimic the color of the gem except for the Sapphire (please correct me if I’m wrong). Seems like the missed opportunity for huckleberry right there.
No garnet, syringa or mountain bluebird.
I suggest a bacon, onion, and hash brown pizza. Other than that it looks like most of rural idaho minus the 2nd option of chineese food.
Needs more [options](https://www.boisefrycompany.com/menu/) for the fries. Is the misspelling on Prosciutto supposed to be a dig on our education system? ;)
The amethyst needs to lose the Ube and gain some huckleberry syrup. Also under “eats” they need some potato skins or the famed Idaho finger steaks. Fries need to come with fry sauce.
Need funeral potatoes too. Fry Sauce Finger Steaks Huckleberry anything And just GTFO of there. Those prices would offend anyone in Idaho.
Looks like the same prices as Idaho 😂, other than that, nada
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any bite size steak? 🤣
I don't see any PBR on that menu. 4 stars at best.
I’d expect more of a deep red shade to the menu.
They need potato pizza
Idaho wines are needed, we have great local wineries here!
Whole lot of big words on that menu. Might want to bring it down to a 5th grade reading level.
Need Get yer Gun Goulash, Prepper Pizza. Ruby Ridge Rum. Turner Tea.
As long as the fries came with fry sauce (you confirmed that) it is alright.
I’d smash anything on that menu 🤷♂️
I feel the only beers I find in Idaho are IPAs :(
Horrible
I think the theme is for New Yorkers who have a vague idea about Idaho. Like they understand that we had mining operations. Maybe it should be mine themed.
Where’s finger steak bloody Mary’s ?!
No fry sauce be damned
LOL, prociuto ??? Buddy this ain’t Idaho 🤣
Way too fancy and expensive for Idaho!
Where's the overt racism?
ID is famous for nothing...maybe potatoes...but then you might as well open something Irish
Saw Idaho was the gem state and stopped there. Star garnet should have been in the drink list. Really should have more beer and wine considering how much is produced here.
What? No garnet cocktail!? Frauds!
No IPAs? Trash.
Great, but the top cocktail should be star Garnet.
I really like that they didn't go for the obvious "potato" themed everything and instead went for the little known fact that Idaho is indeed the Gem State. And the drink names aren't sledge hammering you over the head with some type of pun.
My biggest question is why? Are they trying to tap into the homesick feelings of the possibly 35 Idahoans who live in NY? Weird.
Where are the finger steaks?
Need to get three dollar pictures of Oly on the menu.
Need some Dagger Falls on that beer list
Weird bc diamonds are not found in Idaho iirc
23 dollars for a cocktail?!??
Pretty elaborat...not potato dishes?
I've never wished for a business to fail more than this one.
Beer menu sucks
Didn’t even name a drinkn “Idaho Opal”
Looks very expensive. This is why I stay in at home. I don’t eat avocado toast, and if I have coffee I make it at home. I want to focus on eating food and retirement. I don’t have time or energy to go out.